Android Orbit

An app orbit within thumb reach.

Version 1.8 · APK

Drag diagonally from the corner. Your apps are already there.

A system overlay launcher with three rotating rings. Drag from the bottom-right corner towards the top-left and the rings slide out under your thumb: the most used apps in the middle, every app alphabetically on the outside.

Download the APK Changelog

Version 1.8 · build 9 · 1.7 MB
File android-orbit-1.8.apk
SHA-256 —

Android 8.0+ · signed APK · no account, no ads, no tracking.

How to install

1. Download the APK on the phone (or on a computer and copy it over).
2. Open the file and allow installing from this source when Android asks. Apps installed outside Google Play are covered by "restricted settings" — if the switch is greyed out, open App info → ⋮ → Allow restricted settings.
3. Open Android Orbit, grant Draw over other apps (required) and optionally Usage access so the middle ring can show your most used apps.
4. Press Start the orbit and drag diagonally from the bottom-right corner.

What it does

• Three rings, one thumb. Icons sit exactly on the ring lines; each ring spins on its own with a roulette-like fling that brakes and snaps.
• Under your finger. The icon you touch grows by up to 30% and the outer rings step aside to make room.
• Moon-set fade. Icons dissolve smoothly as they leave the arc instead of popping out.
• Adjustment mode. Long-press the middle of the orbit: move the whole fan (handy on tablets), pull a ring in or out to change the spacing, resize icons, and drag an app from one ring to another to pin it there.
• Folders. Keep the middle ring for folders; tapping one expands its apps on the outer ring.
• Two trigger modes. A draw-over-apps overlay, or an accessibility service if you prefer not to grant the overlay permission.
• Thumb calibration. A three-step sweep measures how far your thumb actually reaches and tunes the radii.
• Updates from this page. On every launch the app reads version.json from this site, and when a newer build exists it downloads the APK, verifies its SHA-256 and hands it to the Android installer.

Permissions, in plain words

Draw over other apps	Required. Shows the corner handle and the orbit above the current app. Nothing on the screen is captured or stored.
Usage access	Optional. Read on the device only, to sort the middle ring by how often you open apps. Never uploaded.
Notifications	Shows the required notification of the background service (Android 13+). No personal data.
Accessibility service	Optional alternative trigger. It adds the same corner handle and does not read screen content.
Internet	Used only to check version.json and download a new APK from this site.
Install unknown apps	Used only to hand the downloaded update to the Android installer.

Privacy

Android Orbit keeps your app list, launch counters, folders and layout on the device. There is no account, no analytics and no advertising SDK. Full details: Privacy Policy.